Kai Schramayer (born 10 January 1968) is a retired

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player who competed at international level events. He was a former World no. 1 in the sport and is a double Paralympic medalist. Schramayer was a very sporty person: he played

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and

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at a young age and pursued his interest in

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aged six years old. He lost his left

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when he was fourteen years old after his mother noticed that her son complained about pain in his leg when going up stairs. After his leg got amputated, he went back to playing tennis with a

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. He soon discovered wheelchair tennis and played competitively in the later 1980s and won many wheelchair doubles titles in 1990 with his partner

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schramayer, Kai 1968 births Living people German male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Germany Wheelchair tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Heidelberg Sportspeople from Vancouver German emigrants to Canada Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg ITF World Champions